The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16
FOREIG;lNlRCoI:SS;lPI

I FOREIGN GOSSIP
.An instance q the patient perseverance, d
s!,ostoi,iee officials Is recorded from Leydcr,
In Holland, from which place i leltcr was ca1ly
In spring last yearscnt To- a gentleman who
had lived on Tho Congo for many years past.
The letter bore tho name OF the gyntlcinaI,
and the words Bona, Africa, and It arrived
ct It's! destination after a somewhat round.
about tour. It first travelled to london,
Calais and Mancillos, whence It WIS returned
10 Paris us incomplctcly addressed. Then It
was Sent by the French postoiIlc leo on, cials 10
Dona, In Algeria, and wandered thence 70
Bonn, OH the Rhine, whence It was sent on
again to lirrssa, In Asia Minor. Tho postal
stamps rcvcat that tho document has also
been in Switzerland and Italy, and on It's
return to Lcydcn they Ind found out tho real
African Bona, and the wandcrcr was at once
despatched to Rotterdam. and thence by tho
steamer Africa TO Its destination, where Il
arrived In August Inst.
Z The discovery Of new explosive BY, The
German chemist Or. Root, Of Berlin, IS
announced In the Paris Figaro which gives
tho following details: ''Thc ro5urise, rs tho
new explosive has been called, has been in
use for several years In the coal mines near
,DoHmund with the most satisfactory, re-
suits. Tho only. reason why It has not been
adopted for general tise In tho mines Is Tint
It's too expensive, ind that It Is spoiled by
any moisture. Tho rodurite has Just been
introduced into tho German army, and tho
military authorities hope to avoid tho latter
Inconvenience by a new system Of packing
invented by an artillery lieutenant at Span
dau. Tho effects produced by an explosion
Of roburite arc said to DO marvellous, and,
though the statement that ono discharge Of
It will remove mountains IL exaggerated, the
ravages caused by II arc stated by cye.wit.
.nesses to DO Terrible" l,3arss
A magnificent dinner service Of tho Drcs.
den bright yellow ware, only used for royal
presents, Is being made ut Vienna by order
ofthc Emperor William for Queen Victoria
for presentation on the occasion Of her itbi.,
Ice. Each platc will have five mcdallions,
having on them either alicsoricai pictures
recalling memorable incidents In tho yicto.
rian era or portraits Of celebrities Of tSe
Queens reign. There aro to DO in all 2ss
large and 100 small plates, and scvcnty.two
dishes Of NIL sizes, besides t,!recns, sauce
boats, and fruit dishes. Tho centrc.picce for
flowers and fruit will be surriountctl ty a
statuctte Of tho Queen, and have medallion
portraits In rclief--white on gold-of the
members Of the royal family Of England. 4
A woman named Corriean, residing near
Doura, county Leitrin, Ireland, has been
delivered Of four children at birth-tl,ree
girls and a boy. They arc all doing well.
The family are miserably poor, tho father
being small farmer. Tho children lie on
straw covered with rags beside the fire. The
landlord has forgiven the father ycar' $ rent
in consideration Of theincrcase Of tho family.
There is, 1t would seem, still some inter.
esting anthropological discoveries to be made
in Europe by an cnterprising CULVER. Pro-
fessor Marazta has found in Pyrenean val
Icy race Of little people none Of whom are
more than four feet high md who are known
among their neighbors rs Nanos. Judged by
tho standards Of other nations, the Nanos
are not beautiful they all have red hair,
their eyes are ob(iquc, their noses fiat, and
their teeth project, while their faccs arc US
broad as they arc long. But they greatly
admire one another, md never marry out of
the clan. Education is not a feature of the
Nano community. None Of tho Names can
count, but most Of them know their own
names, and some can remember those of
their parents.
A "bcst on record" of an Unusual kind was
done last month ut Babcrton, Cape Colony.
An artist named Woodcock played the piano
for twcnty.four consecutive hours without
breaking harmony" which we take to mean
that he had ut least two fingers on the KEY
board throughout the time, unlesst tho condi.
tons of the exhibition permitted the employ
mcns Of his nose. During the twen.y-four
hours Mr.. Woodcock took no other refresh
ment than some bccf:tea and M occasional
cigar. He, however, finished in CAPITAL
condition, and subsequently performed at
two musc-halls, at one Of which he was pre-
scented with gold watch and chain and the
evenings takings. f !
A Enthusiastically Corsican drama is re-
ported from town in that island called sar.
tene. Three young men, named Benedict,
Lovichi and Sampicri, had just left a gaming
table when a quarrel arose between them.
Dcnedctti pulled out his revolver md fire.,
twice, shooting Loviche dead and woundinr
the other. lie then took to flight, pursued
by tho sendnrmcs, and disappeared in IN,
thickcts which abound in the island. WIG
nearly brought to bay by his p,,rsucrs tw
shots were heard, and he fell dead at the;
feet. 1t is supposed that lie was killed b
the brother Of Lovichi, who was resolved
have revenge in true Corsican fashion.
The rostoffice in India is regarded rs {
an agency by the more irnorau.
natives that in some out-of.thc-way place,
tho very letter boxes arc worshipcd. l..
ono case mnn posted his letter in tho bo.
md shouted out its destination to inform thu
presiding spirit whom he supposed to l,c ii. !
side. Another native humbly took off HI.
shoes rs hc approachcdthe box, went through |
various uevo,ions before and after posting
his letter, and finally put some coprcrs be. |
fore the box rs propitiatory offering, rctir.
ing in the same attitude Of humility.
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